US EditionJapan ruling party support plunges ahead of national election in NHK poll
JAPAN, JUL 14 – The ruling Liberal Democratic Party could lose about 50 seats in the upcoming election due to a funding scandal and rising opposition support, surveys show.
- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party faces a national election on October 27 with risks of losing its Lower House majority.
- This challenge follows a political funding scandal leading the LDP to withhold endorsement from twelve incumbents, many running as independents.
- Surveys show opposition parties like the Constitutional Democratic Party and Democratic Party for the People gaining seats, while smaller parties favor tax cuts and loose monetary policy.
- An Asahi Shimbun online survey with 342,591 respondents projects the CDP possibly reaching 140 seats, DPP doubling single-seat seats, and Reiwa Shinsengumi rising from 3 to 10 proportional seats.
- These shifts suggest the LDP-Komeito coalition may lose its majority, complicating economic policies and government stability ahead of a US trade deal deadline.
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Investors brace for Japan bond market blowout as national election nears
TOKYO: Japanese government bond investors are bracing for a potential power shift in upper house elections this weekend that could strain the country's already frail finances, with long-term yields soaring to multi-decade highs as the vote nears. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
Survey: Ruling coalition at risk of losing Lower House majority | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch
The ruling coalition is in danger of losing its Lower House majority, as opposition parties have gained momentum ahead of the Oct. 27 election, an Asahi Shimbun survey showed.
Japan ruling party support plunges ahead of national election in NHK poll
Japan's ruling LDP party received its lowest score in an opinion poll since returning to power in 2012 in a survey by public broadcaster NHK on Monday, underlining the prospect that the governing bloc may struggle in Sunday's upper house election.
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